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enhttp://wunc.org/feeds/19820/rss.xmlJeanne Jolly Looks For 'A Place To Run' In New Albumhttp://wunc.org/post/jeanne-jolly-looks-place-run-new-album
<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: normal;">A lot has changed in the last three years for musician <a href="http://jeannejolly.com/" target="_blank">Jeanne Jolly</a>. She finished a national tour of the album “Angels," got married, got a dog, and completed the new album, “<a href="http://jeannejolly.com/2015/08/a-place-to-run-coming-october-2/" target="_blank">A Place To Run</a>.” </span></p>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:59:42 +0000Frank Stasio & Andrew Tie66664 at http://wunc.orgJeanne Jolly Looks For 'A Place To Run' In New AlbumA Midsummer Night's Dream Performed To Mendelssohnhttp://wunc.org/post/midsummer-nights-dream-performed-mendelssohn
<p>Composers have been writing music influenced by stories and dramatic works for centuries, and Shakespeare's <em>A Midsummer's Night's Dream</em> is no exception. It has been made into a ballet, an opera, and has inspired a great number of musical compositions, perhaps the most famous of which is the incidental music written by Felix Mendelssohn to accompany the play.</p><p>This weekend, the North Carolina symphony, in collaboration with the NC School of the Arts, is bringing this tale to life on stage. The music depicts a fanciful world of fairies, elves, and wood sprites.</p>Fri, 08 May 2015 23:55:59 +0000Catherine Brand & Jessica Jones54816 at http://wunc.orgA Midsummer Night's Dream Performed To MendelssohnNorth Carolina Symphony Showcases A New Generation Of Composershttp://wunc.org/post/north-carolina-symphony-showcases-new-generation-composers
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Aaron </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Cop</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">land’s</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Appalachian Spring is arguably one of the most important American works on the </span>20th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> century, or at least one of the most well known.&nbsp; But during this weekend's performance at the North Carolina Symphony it will be followed by works from much younger composers.</span></p>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:07:44 +0000Phoebe Judge54044 at http://wunc.orgNorth Carolina Symphony Showcases A New Generation Of ComposersBorn To Conduct: Meet Maestro Curryhttp://wunc.org/post/born-conduct-meet-maestro-curry
<p><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">When he was only 14 years old, William Henry Curry's music teacher handed him a small wooden baton and said, "I think you'd make a good conductor." </span></p><p><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px;">But Curry already knew he was born to be a conductor. In the more than four decades since, he has conducted more than 40 orchestras and some of the world's most renowned symphonies.&nbsp;</span></p>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:55:48 +0000Hady Mawajdeh & Frank Stasio51821 at http://wunc.orgBorn To Conduct: Meet Maestro CurryThe North Carolina Symphony In The Jazz Agehttp://wunc.org/post/north-carolina-symphony-jazz-age
<p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The <a href="http://www.ncsymphony.org/">North Carolina Symphony </a>will play a familiar tune in its upcoming shows: <a href="http://www.gershwin.com/">George Gershwin's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue">"Rhapsody in Blue."&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:10:14 +0000Hady Mawajdeh & Frank Stasio47969 at http://wunc.orgThe North Carolina Symphony In The Jazz AgeBringing The North Carolina Symphony Home To Youhttp://wunc.org/post/bringing-north-carolina-symphony-home-you
<p>It's a command performance by the <a href="http://www.ncsymphony.org/" target="_blank">North Carolina Symphony</a> at your house.&nbsp; Well, sort of.</p><p>Beginning Monday evening, June 30, and for the next three nights following, you have the opportunity to enjoy an evening of classical music at home when you tune in for the North Carolina Symphony broadcast concerts series. The hour-long concerts, hosted by David Hartman, begin each evening at 9 p.m.</p>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:18:20 +0000Keith Weston38165 at http://wunc.orgBringing The North Carolina Symphony Home To YouThe Expansion of Video Gameshttp://wunc.org/post/expansion-video-games
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">When many people hear the words “video game,” they think of a stereotypical geeky teenage boy. But that image does not represent the true industry. Women account for nearly half of the gaming population and more than a third of gamers are over the age of 36. Video games have expanded into an art form that produces complex narratives, cultural critiques and symphony soundtracks.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:49:47 +0000Meghan Modafferi & Frank Stasio36689 at http://wunc.orgThe Expansion of Video GamesThe Evolution Of The Music Of Branford Marsalishttp://wunc.org/post/evolution-music-branford-marsalis-0
<p style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 22px;">Grammy-award winning artist&nbsp;<a href="http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(12, 76, 162);">Branford Marsalis</a>&nbsp;is one of the world’s leading jazz artists.&nbsp;</p><p>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:00:00 +0000Shawn Wen & Frank Stasio27685 at http://wunc.orgThe Evolution Of The Music Of Branford MarsalisThe Evolution of the Music of Branford Marsalishttp://wunc.org/post/evolution-music-branford-marsalis
<p>Grammy-award winning artist&nbsp;<a href="http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/">Branford Marsalis</a>&nbsp;is one of the world’s leading jazz artists. In a career spanning more than three decades, the saxophonist has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music across an array of genres.&nbsp;</p><p>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:06:14 +0000Shawn Wen & Frank Stasio22457 at http://wunc.orgThe Evolution of the Music of Branford Marsalis"Fireworks" And A Piece That Incited A Riot - Stravinsky & NC Symphony For Aug 26http://wunc.org/post/fireworks-and-piece-incited-riot-stravinsky-nc-symphony-aug-26
<p>At its premiere in Paris in 1913 Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" caused a near-riot. There's debate over whether it was the unconventional ballet score or the&nbsp;avant-garde choreography (or the two combined) that enraged the audience. That first audience witnessed surprisingly modern music and evocative, provocative dance. Conductor Grant Llewellyn explains:</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Today, the piece is considered a masterpiece and to mark its </span>100th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> anniversary, the <a href="http://www.ncsymphony.org/" target="_blank">North Carolina Symphony</a> presents it with Grant </span>Llewellyn<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> conducting as part of the August 26 broadcast concert here on WUNC. The program airs Monday night at 10 p.m. It was recorded in <a href="http://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venue/meymandi-concert-hall" target="_blank">Meymandi Concert Hall</a> in Raleigh.</span></p><p>"Vibrant" and "virtuosic" are two of the words used by series host David Hartman to introduce the explosive "Fireworks" by Stravinsky that opens this program. &nbsp;It's a short orchestral piece that prefigures a later work by Stravinksy, "The Firebird."</p><p>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:15:16 +0000Keith Weston21083 at http://wunc.org"Fireworks" And A Piece That Incited A Riot - Stravinsky & NC Symphony For Aug 26